Pistor Middle School

Vesey is a school my mom went to when she was young. I went to Vesey when I was a child. I thought this would be a perfect place for my child to also attend. Well, I was incredibly wrong. Vesey has repeatedly failed to protect my daughter from bullying. They do not notify me when my child's been hurt, only after they've dismissed her back to class, am I informed. More than one occurrence of this and a week after my child was punched in the face by an older student, the staff has done nothing they have said they will do. Making excuses why they were busy and my daughter being physically assaulted wasn't a priority. Setting an example that they tolerate bullying and violence. There seems to be a lack of procedures and policies for these kinds of things. The only person that talked to me about my child being harmed was the nurse. No one from administration. So if you want your kids bullied and punched, with staff that goes days before addressing anything, Vesey is the place for you!

The safety of the children is the least of their concern. Bullying is common here and everyone will look the other way.

This school is not the worst but it could be better in my opinion. There is a lot of favoritism amongst the school staff and it is very noticeable. Most of the school staff is very nice and welcoming but there is a monitor there who really shouldn’t be working with children. She is rude and her approach to I guess discipline is concerning. My kids do love their teachers and they give them so much support and encouragement that it has outweighed the bad. They had almost a prison type of set up for lunchtime at the beginning of the year that I was not comfortable with. The kids had stay silent in the cafeteria (no talking to friends at all) if anyone were to talk the whole cafeteria would be required to run laps. There is I would say a normal amount of bullying but the vice principal is really great about keeping a sense of order in the school. She is highly respected amongst the kids and is very stern but also fair.